Synergy of Sports

This Kid is amazing

2008-07-01T11:26:49Z

The big question about this kid is whether his talent will top out in 8th grade. ...

Darius Miles: The Biggest Bust In NBA History

2008-04-21T21:48:13Z

Darius LaVar Miles is the biggest bust in the history of the NBA. As a professional basketball player he made over $50 Million Dollars just based on hype and being 6 foot 9 inches tall. Miles was drafted third overall in the 2000 NBA Draft straight from East St. Louis High School and was immediately crowned the next great player in the NBA before he ever played in his first game. He graced the cover of Slam Magazine and Sports Illustrated before the age of 19, AND Michael Jordan made him a member of his prestigious "Jumpman" basketball marketing team ...

New Uniforms For Oakland City Jail

2008-04-03T18:42:16Z

The Oakland Police Department has decided to use Raider jerseys as the new uniform of city jail inmates. Due to budget cutbacks and accessibility of the jersey's, starting on July 1 all inmates in the Oakland city jail system will wear Raiders jerseys as their standard uniform."Most inmates who enter the custody of the Oakland city jail system are already wearing Raider jerseys, so it just seemed logical to make this the uniform of our corrections department," spoke officer Jacob Anderson of the Oakland Police Department.The O.P.D estimates that of the 1,500 arrests they make every week, at least 75% ...

Chris Webber Returns to the Warriors

2008-04-03T18:43:23Z

The Golden State Warriors have signed a contract with legendary loser and cursed basketball player Chris Webber. The Warriors are in desperate need of a big body to rebound, and after unsuccessful attempts to sign other washed up big men like Brian Grant and Vlade Divac, the Warriors have run out of options. "Yes he's old, yes I still dislike him, yes he cursed this franchise for 15 years, but we'll take anything we can get at this point" spoke Coach Don Nelson. "I realize he's 47 years old, has had micro fracture surgery and can't jump over a dime ...

Bass Fishing Scandal Rocks America!

2008-04-03T18:43:54Z

The bass fishing community was rocked with scandal today, as four time bass-master champion Robbie Coleman has been accused of using performance enhancing drugs. Coleman was in the middle of weighing his days catch at Lake Sonoma when authorities searched his boat and found a 12 pack of Coors Light, with all empty bottles. Coleman denied that it was his alcohol and that he never "takes" beer or any other performance enhancing drugs to improve his fishing ability."That beer was not mine" Coleman screamed to reporters on Monday. "I have caught every fish in my life completely sober and I ...

Was Curt Schilling a Writer for "Dallas"?

2008-01-02T18:19:46Z

In 1986 the writers of the TV show Dallas decided that they completely screwed up the show when they killed off Bobby Ewing and deamed the previous season (Season 7) all a dream. If a bad season doesn't destroy a show for me, changing your mind and calling it all a dream would. Well baseball is staring at the same decision, and it looks like Curt Schilling wants to call it all a dream. Did Schilling change his mind about Bobby Ewing too?Schilling thinks that they should strip Clemens of his Cy Young awards, but where do you ...

Week 16 Picks

2008-01-02T18:23:43Z

This game Curveball is taking control of my life. I just made it to Level 8 undefeated, all my chances still available. I got the computer down to his last ball, then I lost three in a row. It's not a problem that I then chucked a white board marker across my classroom while angrily cursing. I'm also very hungover. Yup, readers, teachers drink too...

NFL Network Games Not On Sunday

2008-01-02T18:27:32Z

So this week the NFL Network has another great slogan, watch Thursday and Saturday nights for two games with huge playoff implications.I guess they are right, there is a team in each game headed to the playoffs, but really?We have two first place teams and they are playing two last place teams.I guess it is hard to push that.Why don’t they just go with the obvious, it’s the only game on Thursday night. What else are you going to watch, the Poinsettia Bowl?...

Wiz goes 13-2-1 and Joker 12-3-1; Here's Week 15

2008-01-02T18:30:09Z

How do you follow up such a big week like that? Probably with a bad week but I am going for two in a row, finish this season strong. Here you go for week 15 NFL picks, the Wizard is in black and the Joker in blue. Have fun...

Saturday's, Sundays, Mondays and Sometimes Thursdays

2008-01-02T18:31:41Z

Not that I don't enjoy NCAA football, but I do love this time of year when the NFL is on all the time. I love the commercial with the wife talking about football being onall the time. I hope my wife is like that, its pretty doubtfull at this point. Anyway, the NFLN is continuing to sell shitty games that won't get their network on every providers list with these two games. Will I watch them, of course.

Before we get to the early games, I think we need to mention the fact that you set the new high ...

The Wiz Thinks He's Teaching English Class In Week 14 Picks

2008-01-02T18:41:57Z

It's amazing how one week I can have absolutely nothing to do and be sick, now I'm swamped and I'm healthy as can be. I barely have time to do what I need for work, but yet I do my best to give our readers some winners (by telling them who NOT to bet on, apparently). The past few weeks have been difficult as we discussed on the phone earlier this week. It's been almost as if I stopped knowing anything about football. I guess the Patriots not covering has really been throwing me off my game...

Thursday Night Crapfest on the NFLN

2008-01-02T18:39:31Z

Here we are again on Thursday, poised for another game that 75% of the country can’t see, the only difference is that this week, nobody cares. Last week they were talking about it all week, they had a Time Warner guy on the radio to talk about it even. This week, nothing. Nobody cares, just like the Time Warner guy said would happen. How stoked are they that they didn’t pay out their asses for one single game?...

Stories From The Classroom...Week 13 Picks

2008-01-02T18:37:20Z

It feels like this week has gone on for about a month. It's only 9:55 here on the east coast, but I'm beginning to get thirsty for a tall,cold one. In due time,and it'll be well-deserved. I think you'll appreciate the fact that not only do I make bets on football and sporting events, but I recently took up a wager with one of my students.

The NFC Championship Preview that Only 25% of the Country Will See

2008-01-02T18:43:41Z

So we have the best matchup of the year that does not include the Patriots (which is kind of stupid considering no one matches up with the Patriots) and only 25% of the country will be able to see it. Is there something wrong with that? In these situations, you know one party is always at fault and you can’t really make a qualified decision just based on what the media tells you, but I think it is pretty safe to say that the NFL is at fault here...

Hangover games, Week 12 picks

2008-01-02T18:44:58Z

Joker- How's the Turkey hangover? I don't think it's possible for white
people to get drunk on Thanksgiving. As you know, I teach in the inner
city and most of the students I teach and many of the teachers I work
with are minorities. They all discuss getting wasted on Thanksgiving
Night. Now, I think this is implausible. And I've figured out why the
Latinos can get drunk and I can't. One word: Gravy. They don't eat
gravy with their turkey (which is preposterous). After a nice turkey
and gravy dinner, I need to go to bed, not get wasted.

(This, by ...

Thanksgiving Thursday - Turkey, Wine and Football

2008-01-02T18:45:47Z

I thought of this while on espn.com
just now, and I needed to ask if you saw the postgame stuff after the MNF game.
If you didn't, they have a great five-minute conversation about how the "Jolts"
(yes, that means a combination of the Jaguars best players and the Colts best
players on the same team) would beat the Patriots. ...

Dogs and Losses, Week 11 Picks

2008-01-02T18:46:51Z

I’m still reeling from the fact I’ve done so well in the past two weeks. Picking
underdogs is truly the way to go. On the other side of things, my fantasy team
has clinched a spot in the playoffs. I must admit that you are the only person
in the league I’m afraid of because you consistently score way more points than
anyone else. I’m banking on the fact that Maroney still hasn’t score a touchdown
and Rudi Johnson still hasn’t had a good week as the feature back. I’m expecting
both to come ...

Now the Wiz is on a 21-7 streak...week 10

2007-11-16T08:45:12Z

Well Joker, you know how much I am already crying about this
weekend, and I know your unsympathetic view. It's lonely at the top of the
fantasy football world. It's so very
true. I've been on a roll lately with my
picks, going 21-7 in the last two weeks. This week should be much of the same
because I've developed a strategy for this week. I'm going to begin betting on
all underdogs with the exception of Indianapolis,
New England, Atlanta, Miami,
and St. Louis
(the two best and three worst teams in the NFL).

Maybe we can put an ...

Week 9 - Joker on 21-6 streak

2007-11-16T08:44:45Z

Why don't they keep up this alliteration thing for all the good matchups, I mean Duel in Dallas was so suprising and successfull. Is it Indecision in Indy, or is everyone on the Patriots. It sounds like everyone on ESPN is saying, since everyone is on the Patriots I am going to go with the Colts, but no one is actually going with the Patriots because they all want to be inventive.

Did we both go 10-3 this week? Does that mean that I
am 21-6 over the last two weeks? I think that makes me ...

Mike Cameron Tests Postive, Suspended for 25 games

2007-10-31T08:01:55Z

Mike Cameron has tested positive for a banned substance (not yet known) and was suspended by Major League Baseball for 25 games. Cameron is currently a free agent after his contract with the Padres came to an end. He is yet to file free agency but says he will do so after the news comes out about his supsension. "I didn't have to do this, but I wanted to be a man about it." Cameron remarked on XX Sports Radio in San Diego on Wednesday morning.Aparently a banned substance was found in Cameron's last drug test of ...